Got mine for $80 apiece (the non-mic version) at Sams Club - bought 2 for stereo and am an audiophile and the sound quality is decent, however the connection app is very dysfunctional.
I got bose flex (1st gen) , pretty good. Just bought a Marshall acton iii, and the bose is no shame at all compared to that. Of course Marshall fills the room with and of course goes 10-20 Hz lower, so you can distinguish drum kicks better in rock music for example.
So still like the Bose Flex as portable Bt speaker.
I tried several models during my search - Bose SL Flex (1 Gen), UE Hyperboom 4 and B&OExplore. The Bose by far sounded the best (out of the box - there’s no EQ) then the others (with EQ). I believe the 1st Gen can get a bit lower bass than Gen 2. If you can get a refurbished gen 1 direct from Bose it’s a pretty good price! If you get a pair I’m sure it will sound even better. I enjoy EDM and beats that have a bit more thump. Obviously the low, lows won’t produce in this size of speaker but the mid thumps are definitely there. For the size, the Bose (IMO) is the best sounding.
The Bose SL Plus will likely be a solid fit for you as Bose has a pretty balanced sound, out of the box. Not sure if you’re looking for indoor v outdoor but you might look into getting two SL Flex and setting them up in stereo mode. They sound incredible.
I have the gen 1 and I love it. Not very musical but for something you can stuff in a cargo pocket, it shines.
It's like a 4 cylinder Camry. Fine vehicle and very utilitarian. Won't win any power or performance competitions though
you are the minority that says luna is better. I am trying to select between soundlink flex 2 and luna and couldn't decide it yet. Currently I have bose soundlink flex 1 and I am quite happy about it however I am wondering if luna is better
kinda same here, I am ex bose soundlink flex 1 gen user for more 1 year. Due to technical issues I sent to warranty and they going to sent my money back. I like to wamth and feely bass on bose and durability was a plus for me however I am considering the trade durability with some more accurate sound on H/K luna. Probably I'll go with the luna.
There's only one reason to have the Bose on your list, (especially when for a similar price, you can get literally twice the power and volume (JBL Partybox Encore 2, for example, amongst others)) and that's Bose' unrivaled durability. IP67 rated, floats in water 🤯, all exposed surfaces are either powder-coated steel or silicone. I had an original Soundlink Mini for about 4 years and sold it once the Soundlink Micro released in 2017. I have used the Micro nearly EVERY day for the past 8 years. I've had it strapped to my bicycles, my backpack, tree branches, and for at least the last 6 years it's joined me every day at full volume on my motorbike here in Bangkok, thanks to a custom mount I made for it. It's been dropped, it's been submerged, it's been monsooned on, it's been dropped, it's baked in the equatorial sun for hours, subjected to literal months worth of UV hatred, and if I forgot to mention, it's been dropped. The silicon strap is long gone. The bottom silicon outer cover is now just a suggestion held onto the upper half with painters tape. This thing would have been dead years ago if there were any other brand, I am 100% certain of it. I'm going to use it again in 5 minutes when I take the motorbike out to run some errands. Haven't gotten the new micro because this one still holds a charge for 6 or 7 hours, still sounds great at full volume, bass still hits. I have a SoundLink Flex first gen for the past 3 years or so and it's been treated about the same as the micro. I trusted in my backpack everyday gets banged around with all sorts of other objects. Albeit, I do have a silicone cover for that one. I just picked up a Max this week (during the 5.5 sale here for cheapest it's ever been) to take along with me when I need a bit more volume in a reasonably compact size... It feels like a tank. I have no doubt it's going to be able to take some abuse 😅 . So what I'm saying is unless you're going to be treating your speaker like YDGAF, you don't need the Bose on your list. You can get much more bass/volume and party lights, etc for the same price. But if you want something that'll still be working in 5 or 6 or more years, there aren't many brands that are going to be able to hang in there like the Bose products can. But who keeps anything that long anymore, right? 😉
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